Radiation associated malignant pleural mesothelioma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma of epithelial type developed in a 24 year old woman, 20 years after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. This case and a review of published cases indicate that radiation may induce malignant mesothelioma.
Medical subject headings
- Mesothelioma
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
- Pleural Neoplasms